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Online Leadership Mentor – NPQ Specialist Route

Online Leadership Mentor – NPQ Specialist Route

Best Practice Network

Bristol, City of

Salary:
Competitive fee structure
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
30 November 2021

Job overview

Main Purpose of Job

Working online with a group of participants on our specialist Leadership programmes to-

  • support and monitor progress throughout a 12-month development stage
  • respond to participant practice task activities and learning reflection activity across three online courses
  • provide guidance and qualification enrichment activity signposting to participants

You will be working with a minimum of 20 participants per cohort. Cohorts start in Autumn and Spring terms.

The reformed National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a suite of DfE accredited qualifications for school leaders, designed to transform the support and development offer for teachers and school leaders throughout their career.

The qualifications are based on brand new NPQ Frameworks which draw from the very latest evidence and research and complete the golden thread, running from initial teacher training through to school leadership. The three specialist route qualification frameworks focus on- Leading Behaviour and Culture, Leading Teaching and Leading Teacher Development.  These qualifications are relevant to teachers, with a minimum of two years teaching experience, who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading a framework qualification area.

This Leadership Mentor role supports, guides and challenges participants as they access online learning via our virtual learning environment (VLE) Canvas. Through Canvas, participants engage with online course study, learning communities of peers and access multimedia content. They can also access research and expert school-led practice aligned to the curriculum content for the qualification.

Main Duties

  • Review the participant Leadership Development Record (LDR) to track learning engagement and progress - signposting and supporting participant engagement
  • For each course, provide challenge and feedback to three practice activities and one learning reflection
  • Ensure participant completion of the online evaluation of each online course
  • Act as the primary point of contact for participants within the learning set
  • Direct participants to online learning groups, and where relevant, phase specific networks
  • Take part in the quality review of online practice against identified standards and attend information briefings
  • Maintain lines of communication with the Online Lead Facilitator and provide feedback to inform ongoing programme development
  • Undertake recommended professional training and development activity, as required

Brief Description on the organisation

Best Practice Network is one of the UK’s leading providers of training, development and support for education professionals.

We share the desire of every practitioner that every child, regardless of their background, should benefit from an excellent education.

We do this by working in close partnership with practising education professionals to develop and deliver high-quality CPD and qualifications that help school leaders, teachers, early years practitioners, business managers, support staff and SENCOs be the best they can be and transform the lives of children and young people.

Our comprehensive range of programmes includes the government-approved National Professional Qualifications for school leaders, our Early Career Development Programme for early career teachers, Early Years Initial Teacher Training and the National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO).

Company Telephone Number

0117 920 9200

Company website address

https://www.bestpracticenet.co.uk/

Brief Company Background

Best Practice Network started nearly 20-years ago and is growing from strength to strength, having more than doubled the size of the team in the past 18-months and keeping high levels of staff retention.

We are one of the UK's leading providers of training, development and support for education professionals and are renowned for our excellent quality and impact. Our growth and success depend on our employees and Associate network, and we provide support with every step of their careers.


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+44 117 920 9200

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‘ …leading by example – acting in a way that exemplifies what we expect of each other and for our clients’.

We work at the forefront of development across the Children's Services sector, facilitating leadership and workforce development. Our vision is to be the leading provider of professional development in the Children's Services sector. Every person who works with us shares our commitment to developing leadership and management capabilities that support the Every Child Matters agenda.

Currently we are engaged in delivering services on behalf of the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC), the National College for School Leadership (NCSL), the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

We deliver four programmes for the NCSL Leadership Pathways, Multi Agency Team Development, Working Together for Success and Developing the Capacity for Sustained Improvement. BPN is the leading provider of Higher Level Teaching Assistant Status and Early Years Professional status. We have recently been accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) to deliver the Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring awards.

This unmatched portfolio of services, delivered across the country, provides us with a national perspective and a rich database of successful practice.

Company Vision and Values

Our core values define what we stand for and how we do things, helping us to work together in the most fulfilling way to provide the best service to our clients.

• We strive for excellence, through continuous improvements in all our work.
• We lead by example acting in a way that exemplifies what we expect of each other and for our clients.
• We work together bringing out the best in each other and creating strong and successful working relationships.
• We respect people for who they are and for their knowledge, skills and experience as individuals and team 
  members.
• We are open and honest in our communication sharing information, insight and advice, frequently and 
  constructively and managing tough situations with courage and candour.
• We act with integrity constantly striving to uphold the highest professional standards.
• We aim to innovate not replicate, to address tomorrow's challenges today.

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